Interchangeable lens iPhone?

[BJL]

I had to check this one, given the date of issue: it seems that Apple has patented the bayonet lens mount. Apparently you can do this, if it has the novelty of being on a phone.  So will we see lens systems for phone-cameras, and a further undermining of the market for "small sensor cameras that cannot make phone calls or browse the internet"?

http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=08687299&PageNum=1&IDKey=09ECE318C231&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2%2526Sect2=HITOFF%2526u=%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r=1%2526p=1%2526f=G%2526l=50%2526d=PTXT%2526S1=(359%25252F828.CCLS.%252BAND%252B20140401.PD.)%2526OS=ccl/359/828%252Band%252Bisd/4/1/2014%2526RS=(CCL/359/828%252BAND%252BISD/20140401)

[Jim Kasson]

it seems that Apple has patented the bayonet lens mount. Apparently you can do this, if it has the novelty of being on a phone.

It's been eight years to the day since the announcement of the first interchangeable lens cellphone:

http://blog.kasson.com/?p=15

No bayonet lens mount, so Apple's patent may be safe.

Jim

[Colorado David]

Nikon and Canon should just add a phone to their p&p cameras.